Read the passage
Which sentence states a central idea of the
passage?
A Moving Experience
Focusing on what is absent makes
it difficult to notice what is present
Anger and frustration are never
acceptable responses to change
It happened again just like it did overy three to
four years The Wallace family was moving
This year's move would be a little different,
though, because they weren't being stationed
somewhere in the United States, this time they
were transferring all the way to Aviano, Italy
Colonel Wallace was a pilot in the Air Force
and he loved his job. His wife and two children
supported his career, but this move had
generated quite a bit of tension inside his
household Sixteen-year-old Jasmin and
Delwyn were twins. Delwyn seemed less
apprehensive about going to a new country,
but Jasmin was dreading beginning a new life
from scratch, especially in Italy
Making new friends is challenging
in an unfamiliar country
Children and parents must
communicate their feelings more
openly
